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FFA and USDA representatives debate electronic identification tags for cattle
Summary
FFA students hosted a panel with USDA representatives and local producers to discuss pros and cons of electronic identification (EID) tags for cattle, covering traceability, costs, federal funding and constitutional concerns.
Students from Elkhart FFA and guests squared off on electronic identification (EID) tags for cattle during a presentation to the Commissioners Court.
The session, presented on a segment called "Cultivating Conversation," included USDA representatives and local producers. USDA presenters described EID tags as small button tags with a unique 15-digit ID and a microchip readable by a wand. The agency said the tags would "greatly increase disease awareness, traceability and control in our food supply," and…
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